The honest comparison
Compared, honestly
Two archetypes cover most alternatives: the spreadsheet-and-pings stack, and legacy monitoring tools. Category comparisons, not vendor claims — and if you use a specific tool, we'll go line-by-line with you over email.
vs · spreadsheets + pings
The old wayTeamLens
Friday closeAn evening of stitching tabs4 minutes to CSV
Who's in todayA Slack pollThe live roster
Hours accuracyMemory and goodwillSessions from the agent, approvals on top
The team's viewNobody sees the sheetEveryone sees their own data
AI agentsA column nobody madeOn the roster · coming soon
The honest comparison
Monitoring tools watch people.
TeamLens reads the work.
Spreadsheets
+ pingsLegacy
monitoringTeamLens
+ pingsLegacy
monitoringTeamLens
Live roster of who's working now—partial✓
Timelines the person can see themselves——✓
Screenshot blur set per person—partial✓
Daily AI summary of the team's day——✓
Payroll-ready CSV from approved hourspartialpartial✓
Role-scoped access, owner to member—partial✓
Agent visible while it runs — by design——✓
AI agents on the same roster as people——Soon
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